
Captured (2017)
Release Year: 2017
Nation: United States of America
Alternative Title: #Captured
Director: Joe Homokay
Writer: Lizze Gordon
Production & Genre
Producer(s): N/A
Companies: Elliptic Entertainment, Ignite Pictures, Surreal Post Group, Thriller Films, Uncork'd Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Awards & Similar
Awards: N/A
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Keywords
Keywords: computer screen, found footage, religious fundamentalism, serial killer, stalker
Story
A group of privileged high school students engage in drug-fueled sex parties and livestream these events to paying viewers via an illicit chatroom. Unbeknownst to them, a religiously zealous vigilante sets out to cleanse the internet of sin by targeting this group. The vigilante stalks the teens, intending to stop their depraved activities.
Summary
Directed by Joe Homokay in 2017, 'Captured' is a horror-thriller that explores themes of religious fundamentalism and the dangers of unchecked power on the internet. Presented in found footage style through computer screens, the film follows a group of teens whose reckless online behavior attracts the attention of a murderous zealot who believes they are sinning and seeks to punish them.